Horse-blanket



(No ModeL) O. B. FALES.

HORSE'BLANKHT. No. 463,381. Patented Nov. 17,1891.

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UNITED STATES ATENT ORANGE B. FALES, OF CANFIELD, OIIIO.

HORSE-BLANKET.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 463,381, dated November17, 1891.

Application filed July 11, 1891- Serial No. 399,129- (No model.)

[ erence being had to the annexed drawings,

making a part of this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a view showing the blanketproperly placed upon the horse and my improved device properly attachedto the blanket. Fig. 2 is a view showing the piercing-strap properlyattached to portions of the blanket, showing the position of the inner2o strap and the normal position of the piercing points and strap. Fig.3 is a view showing portions of the piercing-strap and inner strap andthe same attached together. Fig. a is an enlarged sectional View of thepiercing-strap guide, showing its spring properly attached.

Fig. 5 is a view showing a portion of the piercing-strap and apiercing-point properly attached thereto. Fig. 6 is a view showing aportion of the inner strap and one of the apertures for receiving apiercing point or stud. Fig. 7 is a View showing the piercing and innerstrap brought into proper position to bring the point of thepiercing-stud through the inner strap, also showing a portion of the 3 5blanket.

The present invention has relation to devices for preventing horses fromtearing and removing blankets; and it consists in the peculiarconstruction hereinafter described, and

0 particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the blanket, which may be ofany desired kind or style, and is placed upon the horse in the ordinarymanner.' To the rear end of the blanket A is attached in any con-.venient manner the ends of the piercing-strap B, said ends beingattached opposite to each other, as illustrated in Fig. 2. If desired, a

separate strap may be buckled to the ends of the piercing-strap and theseparate strap attached to the blanket. It will be understood that twostraps are to be employed, if separate straps are attached to theblanket, and the piercing-strap B buckled to the separate straps a. Y

To the inner strap 0 are attached the guides 'b, which guides are forthe purpose of holding the piercing-strap B in proper position. Theseguides 12 are so formed and adjusted that the piercing-strap B will befree to move back and forth a short distance through the guides b. Thepiercing-strap B isprovided with the piercing-studs c, which studs arefixed to the piercing-strap by means of the plates d, which plates maybe riveted to the outer ends of the piercing-studs c, or said piercingstuds may be attached in any other convenient manner, as I do not desireto confine myself to any particular manner of attaching thepiercing-studs c to the piercing-straps B.

To the blanket A is attached in any convenient and well-known manner thecrupper e, and to said crupper is attached the top or upper end orportion of the strap f, the bottom or lower end of said strap beingattached to the straps B and C or to either one of said straps, asdesired. pose of holding the straps O and B in the positionillustratedin Fig. 1 when the blanket A is properly placed upon the horse. For thepurpose of assisting and holding the blanket A upon the horse, thestraps g are provided, which are constructed in the ordinary manner andare provided with ordinary buckles.

To the inner strap 0 are attached the elastic straps D, the oppositeends of said elastic straps being attached to the piercing-strap B, saidelastic straps being for the purpose of normally holding the straps B inthe position illustrated in Fig. 2.

In use I prefer to use a flat elastic strap or spring; but it will beunderstood that any other kind of a spring may be used without departingfrom the nature of my invention. The object and purpose of holding thestrap B in the position illustrated in Fig. 2 is to prevent thepiercing-studs c from reaching and piercing the horse, except ashereinafter described. In the event the horse attempts The strap f isfor the pur to remove or tear the blanket with his teeth, the pull willcause the piercing-strap to as suine the position illustrated in Fig. 7,thereby forcing the piercing-studs a through one of the apertures 71, atwhich time the point of said piercing-studs will prick the horse andcause him to desist pulling.

' For the purpose of removing the piercingstuds 0 when the horse desistsfrom pulling his blanket, the springs or elastic straps D are provided,which springs automatically bring the piercing-straps 13 together withthe piercing-studs c in Fig. 2.

For the purpose of causing the piercingstuds 0 to act independent ofeach other, the strap B is fixed to the strap C about midway betweensaid piercing-studs, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

Having fully described my invention, what into the position illustrated-I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the blanket A, the straps l3 and U, the springs D,fixed to the straps C and D, and the piercing-studs c, fixed to thestrap B, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the blanket- A, the straps B and C, the strap 0,provided with the apertures 71, and the strap B, provided with thepiercing-studs c, the springs D, the strap f, and the guides 11,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed inynainein the presence of two witnesses.

ORANGE FALES.

\Vitnesses:

E. A. 0. SMITH, F. V. BOND.

